Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $81.21 Million Position in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 488,160 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,783 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $81,210,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Guinness Asset Management LTD grew its position in QUALCOMM by 11.6% in the second quarter. Guinness Asset Management LTD now owns 55,410 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $8,824,000 after acquiring an additional 5,779 shares during the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 18.6% in the 2nd quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. now owns 22,474 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $3,579,000 after purchasing an additional 3,524 shares in the last quarter. Westerkirk Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,539,000. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,896,000. Finally, Great Lakes Retirement Inc. lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 21,687 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $3,454,000 after purchasing an additional 1,610 shares during the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

QCOM has been the topic of a number of research reports. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Susquehanna set a $210.00 price target on QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.94.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In related news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,538 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.95, for a total value of $446,561.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 42,265 shares in the company, valued at $7,436,526.75. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total transaction of $2,833,385.17. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 26,071 shares in the company, valued at $4,640,898.71. This trade represents a 37.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 49,822 shares of company stock valued at $8,689,984 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

QUALCOMM Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ QCOM opened at $172.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $185.26 billion, a PE ratio of 35.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $173.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $164.53. The company has a current ratio of 2.82, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 12 month low of $120.80 and a 12 month high of $205.95.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.69 earnings per share. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. On average, analysts expect that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.89 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio is 72.80%.

QUALCOMM Profile

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.

The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.